| A multidisciplinary study of a small, temporarily open/closed South African estuary, with particular emphasis on the influence of mouth state on the ecology of the system AK Whitfield, JB Adams, GC Bate, K Bezuidenhout, TG Bornman, ... African Journal of Marine Science 30 (3), 453-473, 2008 | 141 | 2008 |
| Effects of climate change on South African estuaries and associated fish species NC James, L Van Niekerk, AK Whitfield, WM Potts, A Götz, AW Paterson Climate research 57 (3), 233-248, 2013 | 127 | 2013 |
| Fish communities in temporarily open/closed estuaries from the warm-and cool-temperate regions of South Africa: a review NC James, PD Cowley, AK Whitfield, SJ Lamberth Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 17, 565-580, 2007 | 124 | 2007 |
| An Estuary Ecosystem Classification that encompasses biogeography and a high diversity of types in support of protection and management L Van Niekerk, JB Adams, NC James, SJ Lamberth, CF MacKay, ... African Journal of Aquatic Science 45 (1-2), 199-216, 2020 | 103 | 2020 |
| Long-term stability of the fish assemblages in a warm-temperate South African estuary NC James, AK Whitfield, PD Cowley Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 76 (4), 723-738, 2008 | 93 | 2008 |
| Choice chamber experiments to test the attraction of postflexion Rhabdosargus holubi larvae to water of estuarine and riverine origin NC James, PD Cowley, AK Whitfield, H Kaiser Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 77 (1), 143-149, 2008 | 86 | 2008 |
| Review of the projected impacts of climate change on coastal fishes in southern Africa WM Potts, A Götz, N James Reviews in fish biology and fisheries 25 (4), 603-630, 2015 | 79 | 2015 |
| An assessment of the recreational fishery in the St Lucia estuarine system, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa BQ Mann, NC James, LE Beckley African Journal of Marine Science 24, 263-279, 2002 | 77 | 2002 |
| The role of pioneers as indicators of biogeographic range expansion caused by global change in southern African coastal waters AK Whitfield, NC James, SJ Lamberth, JB Adams, R Perissinotto, ... Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 172, 138-153, 2016 | 68 | 2016 |
| Preliminary indications of climate‐induced change in a warm‐temperate South African estuarine fish community NC James, AK Whitfield, PD Cowley Journal of Fish Biology 72 (7), 1855-1863, 2008 | 50 | 2008 |
| Ecomorphological analysis as a complementary tool to detect changes in fish communities following major perturbations in two South African estuarine systems A Lombarte, A Gordoa, AK Whitfield, NC James, VM Tuset Environmental biology of fishes 94, 601-614, 2012 | 49 | 2012 |
| A strategic assessment of recreational use areas for off-road vehicles in the coastal zone of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa L Celliers, T Moffett, NC James, BQ Mann Ocean & Coastal Management 47 (3-4), 123-140, 2004 | 48 | 2004 |
| Climate change and fishes in estuaries BM Gillanders, MN McMillan, P Reis‐Santos, LJ Baumgartner, LR Brown, ... Fish and fisheries in estuaries: A global perspective 1, 380-457, 2022 | 46 | 2022 |
| Exploitation may influence the climate resilience of fish populations through removing high performance metabolic phenotypes MI Duncan, AE Bates, NC James, WM Potts Scientific reports 9 (1), 11437, 2019 | 37 | 2019 |
| The relationship between habitat complexity and nursery provision for an estuarine-dependent fish species in a permanently open South African Estuary T Leslie, NC James, WM Potts, A Rajkaran Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 198, 183-192, 2017 | 37 | 2017 |
| Abundance, recruitment and residency of two sparids in an intermittently open estuary in South Africa NC James, PD Cowley, AK Whitfield African Journal of Marine Science 29 (3), 527-538, 2007 | 36 | 2007 |
| What role do beds of submerged macrophytes play in structuring estuarine fish assemblages? Lessons from a warm-temperate South African estuary JN Sheppard, NC James, AK Whitfield, PD Cowley Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 95 (1), 145-155, 2011 | 34 | 2011 |
| The recreational fishery in the Kosi estuarine lake system, South Africa NC James, LE Beckley, BQ Mann, R Kyle African Zoology 36 (2), 217-228, 2001 | 32 | 2001 |
| A preliminary survey of the estuaries on the south coast of South Africa, Cape St Blaize, Mossel Bay-Robberg Peninsula, Plettenberg Bay, with particular reference to the fish fauna NC James, TD Harrison Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 63 (2), 111-127, 2008 | 28 | 2008 |
| The importance of different juvenile habitats as nursery areas for a ubiquitous estuarine-dependent marine fish species NC James, TD Leslie, WM Potts, AK Whitfield, A Rajkaran Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 226, 106270, 2019 | 27 | 2019 |
